Ana Bagration-Gruzinsky


Princess Ana Nugzaris asuli Bagration-Gruzinsky is a royal princess of the Gruzinsky branch of the Bagrationi dynasty of Georgia.

Early life and career

Princess Ana is the eldest child of the head of the Bagration-Gruzinsky family, Prince Nugzar Bagration-Gruzinsky, and his wife, Leila, scion of noble Kipiani family. Ana has one younger sister, Princess Maia Bagration-Gruzinsky, born on 2 January 1978.
Originally a journalist, Princess Ana more recently worked as a teacher in a Tbilisi school.
Princess Ana attended Tbilisi State University.

Marriages and children

First marriage

Princess Ana Bagration-Gruzinsky was firstly married civilly and religiously on 17 May 2001 to Grigoriy Malania. Malania, an architect, is the son of Grigoriy Malania and Nana Mgaloblishvili. Through his mother, Grigoriy Malania is a descendant of the last king of Georgia, George XII. He was accorded the day of his religious marriage the courtesy title of Prince and the status of member of the royal house of Bagrationi by his then-father-in-law.
Princess Ana and Grigoriy Malania had two daughters, who, with the agreement of their father, bear the surname of their mother:
  1. Irine Bagration-Gruzinsky.
  2. Mariam Bagration-Gruzinsky.
The marriage of Princess Ana Bagration-Gruzinsky and Grigoriy Malania was dissolved by divorce in 2007.

Second and third marriages

In a lavish ceremony attended by over 3,000 guests, Princess Ana Bagration-Gruzinsky was secondly married on 8 February 2009 at the Holy Trinity Cathedral of Tbilisi to a distant cousin, Prince David Bagration of Mukhrani. On the wedding day, Princess Ana told Georgian television channel Rustavi 2 that "I hope that this will be the happiest of my life." Her father, Prince Nugzar, was also quoted as saying, "The most important thing is that this day will be beneficial for Georgia's future."
The wedding received the blessing of Patriarch Ilia II of Georgia, who was very supportive of the joining of the Bagration-Gruzinsky and Bagration-Mukhransky lines. Reports also surfaced that the Patriarch hoped that any son born of the union of Princess Ana and Prince David would become the first post-Soviet tsar of Georgia. The marriage was also hailed by Georgian monarchists hoping for the establishment of a constitutional monarchy under the Bagrationi dynasty.
Princess Ana and Prince David separated within months of their nuptials. Allegations arose that members of the Georgian government conspired to thwart the patriarch's hopes by encouraging Georgian model Shorena Begashvili to undermine the marriage by seducing Prince David, and she subsequently admitted having an affair with him. Their first marriage was dissolved in August 2009. The couple subsequently reconciled and contracted a civil marriage in Spain on 12 November 2010.
Princess Ana Bagration-Gruzinsky and Prince David Bagration-Mukhransky had one son:
  1. Prince Giorgi Bagrationi.
The second divorce of Princess Ana and Prince David took place on 15 December 2013. Princess Ana received custody of their son, Prince Giorgi.

Recent activities

Princess Ana has shown an interest in the socioeconomic issues affecting vulnerable segments of the Georgian population. Working with Heifer International and other local NGOs, she is seeking to ameliorate the living conditions of internally displaced persons, especially those affected by the Russo-Georgian War. The humanitarian efforts of Princess Ana have met with cooperation from members of the governments of Georgia and the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia.

Honours and awards

Honours

Dynastic honours

Patrilineal descent

  1. Adarnase I of Tao-Klarjeti, 742
  2. Ashot I of Iberia, d. 826/830
  3. Bagrat I of Iberia, d. 876
  4. David I of Iberia, d. 881
  5. Adarnase IV of Iberia, d. 923
  6. Sumbat I of Iberia, d. 958
  7. Bagrat II of Iberia, 937 – 994
  8. Gurgen of Georgia, d. 1008
  9. Bagrat III of Georgia, 960 – 1014
  10. George I of Georgia, 998 – 1027
  11. Bagrat IV of Georgia, 1018–1072
  12. George II of Georgia, 1054–1112
  13. David IV of Georgia, 1073–1125
  14. Demetre I of Georgia, 1093–1156
  15. George III of Georgia, d. 1184
  16. Tamar of Georgia, 1160–1213
  17. George IV of Georgia, 1191–1223
  18. David VII of Georgia, 1215–1270
  19. Demetre II of Georgia, 1259–1289
  20. George V of Georgia, 1286–1346
  21. David IX of Georgia, d. 1393
  22. Bagrat V of Georgia, d. 1393
  23. Constantine I of Georgia, 1369–1412
  24. Alexander I of Georgia, 1389–1446
  25. George VIII of Georgia, d. 1476
  26. Alexander I of Kakheti, d. 1511
  27. George II of Kakheti, d. 1513
  28. Levan I of Kakheti, d. 1574
  29. Alexander II of Kakheti, d. 1605
  30. David I of Kakheti, d. 1602
  31. Teimuraz I of Kakheti, d. 1663, King of Kakheti 1st. in 2nd. in and king of united Kartli-Kakheti in
  32. Prince David of Kakheti, d. 1648
  33. Erekle I of Kakheti, d. 1709
  34. Teimuraz II of Kakheti, d. 1762
  35. Erekle II of Georgia, d. 1798
  36. George XII of Georgia, d. 1800
  37. Prince Bagrat of Georgia, d. 1841
  38. Prince Alexander Bagration-Gruzinsky, d. 1865, head of the royal Kartli-Kakheti dynasty
  39. Prince Petre Bagration-Gruzinsky, d. 1922, head of the royal Kartli-Kakheti dynasty
  40. Prince Petre Gruzinsky, d. 1984, head of the royal Kartli-Kakheti dynasty
  41. Prince Nugzar Bagration-Gruzinsky, head of the royal Kartli-Kakheti dynasty
  42. Princess Ana Bagration-Gruzinsky, heiress to the royal Kartli-Kakheti dynasty